Schuller would never compare her achievements with Mother Teresa. But the Milwaukee physician wins high praise for her role in helping build the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers into a force for providing health care to some of Milwaukee’s poorest residents on the city’s south side and, more recently, in Waukesha.

Since Schuller joined the organization as a front-line primary care doctor in 1995, the physician staff has quadrupled to 40 and the number of patients served has increased to about 35,000 from about 7,000.

She has risen through the ranks and now runs the day-to-day operations as executive vice president, while also serving as vice president of clinical affairs.

“In this environment, I don’t think that clinic would be what it is without someone with a unique combination of business skills, political skills, commitment to the mission and knowledge that she has,” Rita Hanson, chief medical officer at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, Glendale, said of Schuller.

Schuller, 48, also wins praise for engendering a patient-first attitude with the Sixteenth Street staff and treating each patient’s medical, physical and psychological needs.

“When you walk into the building, you are struck by the caring attitude of the staff and the desire to care for patients in a holistic fashion,” said Rick Abrams, chief executive officer of the Wisconsin Medical Society.

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